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ID-Link VTA User Manual
Welcome
Unleash Your Phone
For assistance with installation or troubleshooting common problems, please refer to this
User Manual or Quick Installation Guide.
Please visit www.vonage.com/vta to obtain the most up-to-date User Manual and a
description of the latest VTA features.
Activation
If you purchased your Vonage Telephone Adapter from a retail location, you must first
activate your Vonage phone service by visiting www.vonage.com/activate.
After activation, wait 30 minutes before checking for a dial tone.
You will need your MAC ID, which is located on your Vonage Telephone Adapter. The MAC
ID is a combination of twelve letters and numbers. Be sure to enter all of the characters.
After you have chosen a plan and activated, please follow the step-by-step installation
guide to set up your equipment.

IID-Link VTA User Manual
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Product Overview ..................................................................................... 1
Package Contents ............................................................................................... 2
System Requirements ......................................................................................... 2
Front Panel .......................................................................................................... 3
Rear Panel ........................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 - Installation ................................................................................................. 4
Network Overview ............................................................................................... 5
Install the Hardware ............................................................................................. 6
Chapter 3 - Configuration ............................................................................................ 8
Find IP Address ................................................................................................... 9
Login .................................................................................................................. 10
Internet .............................................................................................................. 11
Dynamic IP Address ..................................................................................... 11
Static IP Address .......................................................................................... 11
Password ........................................................................................................... 12
Status ................................................................................................................ 13
Save&Reboot ..................................................................................................... 14
Logout ................................................................................................................ 14
Appendix A - Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 15
Appendix B - Technical Specifications ..................................................................... 18

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Product Overview 1
Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Chapter 1 - Product Overview

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Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Package Contents
System Requirements
An available Broadband connection
Router
A valid Vonage account*
Vonage VTA
Telephone Adapter
RJ-11 Phone Cable Blue Ethernet Cable
Stand
CD-ROM with
User Guide Power Adapter
* If you purchased your Vonage Telephone Adapter from a retail location,
you must first activate your Vonage phone service by visiting www.vonage.
com/activate. After activation, wait 30 minutes before checking for a dial
tone.

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Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Rear Panel
Front Panel
Power Internet Phone 1 Phone 2
When the power light
stops blinking and is a
solid green, this indicates
that your adapter has
started up properly. Note
that both the power light
and the phone light must
be solid in order to make
a phone call.
Solid light indicates
connectivity to your
router or network
- whenever there is
data activity this light
will blink.
Solid light indicates
that phone line 1 is
ready for Vonage
Internet telephone or
FAX calls.
Solid light indicates
that optional phone
line 2 is ready for
Vonage Internet
telephone or FAX
calls.
Phone (1 & 2) Internet Reset Power
Plug your phone into
port #1 and if you’ve
signed up for a second
Vonage phone line, an
optional phone or FAX
machine into phone
port #2.
Connect to your
network using the blue
Ethernet cable.
Press the reset button
to reset the VTA back to
the default settings.
Plug in the
supplied power
adapter.

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Installation 2
Chapter 1 - Product Overview

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Chapter 2 - Installation
Network Overview
Below is a common way to connect your VTA to your network.

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Install the Hardware
Verify the status lights on the unit.
The Power, Phone 1, and Internet
status lights should be solid green.
The Phone 2 light will be a solid
green if you have a second Vonage
line. (The Internet light will blink
whenever there is data activity.)
1
2
3
Connect the blue Ethernet cable into
the blue port labeled Internet on
the back of the telephone adapter.
Connect the other end to one of your
router’s Ethernet ports.
Connect the included power supply
to the Power port of the Telephone
Adapter.
Warning: Using a power supply with a
different voltage will cause damage to
the device and will void the warranty.

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Chapter 2 - Installation
Congratulations! You’ve finally freed yourself from the
phone company.
Once you hear the dial tone, please call 800-342-1791 to complete the installation process.
Then, you’re all set. Even if you are transferring your telephone number to Vonage, you
can enjoy the great savings and super quality by using your Vonage phone service right
NOW.
Bon Vonage!
911 Service: Vonage’s 911 offering is different from that offered by traditional telephone
companies; please visit www.vonage.com/911 to learn more about it.
Insert the provided RJ-11 telephone
cable into the green port labeled
Phone 1 on the back of the Vonage
adapter. Connect the other end to
your telephone.
If you activate a second Vonage phone
line, then connect another phone or
FAX machine into the Phone 2 port.
Check for dial tone. If you do not hear one, please consult the Troubleshooting
section of this guide.
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Configuration 3
Chapter 3 - Configuration
Chapter 3 - Configuration

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Chapter 3 - Configuration
Find IP Address
The VTA telephone adapter has a built-in configuration utility. To access this utility, you need
to obtain the IP address of the VTA. By default, the VTA telephone adapter automatically
obtains an IP address from your DHCP enabled router or DHCP server.
To find the IP address, log into your router or DHCP server and locate the DHCP table
(reference the User Manual for your router or DHCP server as necessary). The table
will display all of your network clients (using DHCP) that are connected. Search for the
Vonage VTA’s MAC address in the table and the IP address will be listed next to it. The
MAC address is on the bottom of the Vonage VTA device.
If your router has DHCP disabled, you will need to temporarily enable it to obtain an IP
address for the VTA telephone adapter. Once you obtain the IP address, log in to the VTA
and configure it for a static IP address as detailed in the Static IP Address section. Then
you may once again disable DHCP on your router.
Note: The terms MAC Address and MAC ID are used interchangeably.

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Login
Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address (e.g.
192.168.0.100) of the Vonage VTA adapter.
Enter user for the username and user for the password. Click the Login button.

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Internet
Dynamic IP Address
If you want to statically assign an IP address, click Static IP Address.
By default, the Vonage VTA device is set to Dynamic IP Address. Simply connect the
device to your network and the VTA will receive an IP address from your router or DHCP
server.
Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address you would like to assign
to the Vonage VTA. The default gateway address must be the IP address of your router
or gateway.
Static IP Address

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Password
You may change the User password on this page. Enter a new password and click Apply
to save.

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Status
The Traffic Statistics page will display traffic statistics of the Vonage VTA device.

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Save&Reboot
Logout
Click Reboot to restart the Vonage VTA device.
Click Logout to exit the configuration utility. Click OK to verify.

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Troubleshooting A
Appendix A - Troubleshooting
Appendix A - Troubleshooting

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Appendix A - Troubleshooting
• Many installation issues, such as no dial tone on your telephone or no internet connection
on your computer, can be resolved by resetting all the equipment. First power down in
this order:
1. Computer (shut down properly, it is not necessary to disconnect power to your
computer)
2. VTA (unplug power cord from back of device)
3. Router (unplug power cord from back of device)
4. DSL or Cable Modem (unplug power cord from back of device)
Wait at least 30 seconds. Confirm that all the network cables are firmly snapped into the
jacks on all the devices. Then, one device at a time, plug the power back in snugly in this
order:
1. DSL or Cable Modem
Wait for the lights to come back on for power and external network connection before
continuing. Connecting back up to the Internet Service Provider may take several
minutes.
2. Router
Wait for the lights to come back on for power and status before continuing. Wait at least
30 seconds.
3. VTA
Wait for the power and phone lights to be a solid green. (The Internet light will blink
whenever there is data activity.) At this point, you should have dial tone.
4. Computer
• If you are transferring your phone number from your current phone company to Vonage,
you will be assigned a temporary Vonage phone number. Until the transfer has completed,
most people calling your phone number will ring your old line. They would need to call
the temporary phone number to ring your Vonage phone. However, Vonage customers
calling either your current phone number or the temporary phone number will ring your
Vonage phone. Note: You will receive email notification from Vonage when the phone
number transfer has completed. The temporary number will then be terminated.
• For more troubleshooting tips, visit www.vonage.com/help.

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Appendix A - Troubleshooting
1 blink (blink, pause, repeat) VTA is powering up
2 blinks (2 blinks, pause, repeat) VTA is obtaining an IP address
3 blinks (3 blinks, pause, repeat) VTA is obtaining configuration from Vonage
4 blinks (4 blinks, pause, repeat) VTA is registering with Vonage
Rapid Blinking Downloading/upgrading firmware (do not power down)
Solid Startup process is complete
During the startup process you may notice that the Power light on the front of the VTA is
blinking. These blinks indicate that the VTA is booting up with Vonage service. You may
find the following blink sequences helpful to you: